However, Castellanos' bat is simply unworthy of the designated hitter role at this point in his career. Sure, the 69 home runs he's hit over the past three seasons look tantalizing after the Pirates ranked dead last in the league in homers this year, but he posted a 90 wRC+ in 2025 while striking out 22.6% of the time.

One rival player serves a need at both a position of need and also as that important hitter is Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm, who Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan of ESPN see as a trade fit for the Pirates. The Pirates don't have a third baseman for 2026, as they traded Ke'Bryan Hayes to the Cincinnati Reds ahead of the deadline.

The Philadelphia Phillies are reportedly targeting a key player from last season as a top priority for a 2026 return. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Pirates have supposedly shown their intentions about him.

The Philadelphia Phillies are heating up while their opponents this weekend, the Pittsburgh Pirates, are fizzling. The Phillies, who have won three of their past four after a 6-1 victory in the series opener Friday at PNC Park, are getting the kind of ...

The Pirates desperately need a home run hitter like Schwarber, after hitting an MLB-worst 117 home runs in 2025, finishing with both the worst slugging percentage (.350) and OPS (.655), and scoring the least runs (583) and RBI (561).

Everybody continues to suggest that the Pittsburgh Pirates might land an above-average player this winter, whether through free agency or via trade.

PHILADELPHIA -- On yet another chilly April night in their ballpark, the Phillies stayed hot at home. Odubel Herrera hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning to lift Philadelphia to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. "You can ...

On Sunday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in signing the 32-year-old free agent. Rosenthal revealed that the Pirates put forward a four-year offer in excess of $100 million to Kyle Schwarber.

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't made many serious moves this offseason, but have officially made their first free agent signing. The Pirates announ